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posted by zaina19 on July, 2006 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/4/2006 1:46 AM De Waal Is Refused Visa July 4th, 2006 British journalist Tom de Waal, whose reporting from Chechnya has done much to inform Western readers of the ongoing conflict there, has been refused a Russian visa, and therefore cannot attend the launch of the Russian translation of his book on another conflict, the one in Nagorno-Karabakh, Reuters and the Moscow Times report. From the MT: De Waal said he believed he had offended Russian authorities by appearing as an expert witness for the defense at the extradition trial of Chechen rebel envoy Akhmed Zakayev in London.”On the other hand, I have been to Russia twice since then, including to the North Caucasus,” he added. The British court in 2003 declined to extradite Zakayev, granting him political asylum instead. Russian prosecutors are continuing to try ton secure his extradition. De Waal last visited Russia in January ... >> full...
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/4/2006 1:55 AM The long road to justice Hundreds of civilians have been murdered during Russia's dirty war in Chechnya. Faced with a state deaf to protest against atrocities, the only recourse for victims' relatives is now the European Court of Human Rights. James Meek on their desperate quest to see the killers brought to book Monday June 12, 2006 The Guardian In the middle of the afternoon of February 5 2000, when outside there were the sounds of boots crunching on snow, screams and scattered bursts of gunfire from different directions, Malika Labazanova crouched on the floor of her house at No 20, Third Tsimlyansky Lane, Grozny. A young man in camouflage fatigues held the muzzle of an automatic rifle against her head. Both were citizens of the same country, Russia, but he represented the government, and she did not. He was young enough to be her son, she ... >> full...
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Russia's Putin to meet with NGOs ahead of G8 summit
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/4/2006 5:26 AM RIA Novosti Russia's Putin to meet with NGOs ahead of G8 summit 04/07/2006 09:16 MOSCOW, July 4, RIA Novosti) - Russian leader Vladimir Putin will meet Tuesday in Moscow with representatives of non-governmental organizations attending a two-day forum in the run-up to a summit of leaders from the industrialized world later this month. The organizers said the forum, the Civil G8-2006, would discuss matters of concern for the international community ahead of the July 15-17 meeting, adding that NGOs could draft proposals to be considered when setting out agendas for further the Group of Eight summits. Over 700 people representing prominent rights organizations, including the International Helsinki Group, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Charities Aid Foundation, and others, are expected to attend the NGO forum. A Kremlin source said Putin would share with the participants Russia's views on issues included in the agenda of the G8 summit in St. ... >> full...
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Bad news for wanted Russian expatriates in London
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/4/2006 5:32 AM RIA Novosti Bad news for wanted Russian expatriates in London 03/07/2006 11:01 MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Vladimir Simonov) Hoping to succeed where his predecessor Vladimir Ustinov failed, new Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika has launched an effort to have scores of London-based Russian criminal suspects extradited. To find out why extradition cases have failed one after another, Chaika has deployed a joint team of experts to London. Prosecutors, Justice Ministry officials, and diplomats will meet with attorneys from England and Wales to analyze the cases of individuals included on Russian and sometimes Interpol wanted lists. The experts have been thoroughly briefed and given instructions to either find out exactly what kind of evidence British courts need to uphold extradition requests, or - if some fault is found with British judicial procedures, which is also possible - ask the courts to resume the hearings in a way ... >> full...
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British Journalist Jeopardizes Russia's Security?
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/4/2006 9:45 AM PanARMENIAN.Net Source: PanARMENIAN.Net URL: http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=18704 Date: 04.07.2006 15:27 GMT+04:00 British Journalist Jeopardizes Russia's Security? /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia rejected to grant entry visa to Thomas de Waal, the Caucasus editor at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR). The Russian Foreign Ministry made a reference to the law, which prohibits foreigners to enter the state if it’s necessary for the national security. As Thomas de Waal said in a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the rejection of visa is to all appearance conditioned by his engagement in the investigation of the Chechen problem for a long time. “Yes, I have written a book titled “Chechnya. Calamity in the Caucasus” but it was 10 years ago. May be I was refused a visa because I was a witness at the process of Ahmed Zakayev’s extradition. But 3 years have passed since that time. Russia ... >> full...
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